And more than that, the Preacher was wise; he still more taught the people knowledge; and gave ear, and sought out and set in order many proverbs.
Oh the happiness of your men! Oh the happiness of your servants, these who stand before you continually, who hear your wisdom!
And he spoke three thousand proverbs, and his songs were a thousand and five.
And Jehovah gave wisdom to Solomon, as He had spoken to him. And there was peace between Hiram and Solomon; and they cut a covenant, the two of them.
The Proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel:
The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son makes a father rejoice, but a son who is a fool is a mother’s sorrow.
Also these are the proverbs of Solomon which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah handed forward:
And those who act wisely shall shine as the shining of the expanse, and those turning many to righteousness as the stars forever and ever.